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Last week The Orange County Register first broke the story of a massive product recall by the Chanel label, now the specifics of the recall have come to light and it seems as if they raise more questions then they answer. According to Styleite.com the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) prompted Chanel to issue the […]
The folks over at Australian clothing label Evil Twin may know a thing or two about fashion, but they certainly didn’t pay attention in history class. Last week the brand came under intense criticism for naming one of the Parkas from their new fall line after the 1978 Sex Pistol’s song “Belsen was a Gas”. […]
Courtesy photos have been released for the new fall 2011 ad campaign by American retail and design giant Ann Taylor featuring a debonaire looking Demi Moore, who according to an interview she gave to style.com earlier in the week has always been quiet a fan of the brand. The photo shoot was done by Patrick […]
IFlorence Welch, the red-haired ivory-skinned beauty who is the front woman for the hit British alt-rock group Florence and the Machine is no stranger to the world of fashion. In a few short years she has already become a regular in front of the cat walks and has served as a muse for both Karl […]
Coco Chanel has shaped fashion as much as any other designer and though it has been forty years since her death she remains one of the central characters in the story line of modern fashion, continuing to inspire designers like Karl Lagerfeld and draw the fascination of fashonistas worldwide. Numerous films and books have told […]
Before her untimely and tragic death last week Amy Winehouse had already released several completed collections from her collaboration with fashion label Fred Perry. The collections, which were heavily influenced by Winehouse’s personal style including her love of retro clothing, big hair and pencil skirts, have been successful sellers for the brand since they were […]
It seems with each passing year that the fashion industry takes more and more heat from concerned parents groups, standards organizations and the media as a whole for contributing to an ever growing number of young women with body image problems. Which is why it may sound so surprising that in a recent interview with […]
Rumors have begun to spread that PPR is in talks with Brioni about buying the Italian menswear brand with an eye for expansion into China. According to Reuters and Financial Times the French luxury conglomerate is interested in Brioni because the expanding Chinese luxury market, which is now the second largest in the world, is […]
According to press releases from both companies, financially struggling retailer American Apparel will be partnering with online auction giant eBay to offer what is being described as the site’s “first full online designer lifestyle shop.” American Apparel, which was saved from having to file bankruptcy to avoid defaulting on its loans earlier in the year […]
Two advertisements for L’Oreal cosmetics, one featuring Julia Roberts and the other with Christy Turlington, have been banned by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) because they have been overly-airbrushed, according to a report from the English paper The Guardian. The first ad featuring Ms. Roberts is a two page spread shot by Mario Testino for […]
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